Growth In Reverse is the must-listen podcast for anyone serious about growing an email list and turning a newsletter into a thriving business. Hosted by Chenell Basilio and Dylan Redekop, two leading voices in the newsletter space, this show pulls back the curtain on how today’s top newsletter operators actually grow and make money. Episodes include deep-dive teardowns of the strategies behind the most successful newsletters. You’ll hear how creators like Justin Welsh, Codie Sanchez, Sahil B ...
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David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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On this podcast, Chris Savage, Wistia's CEO and loudest talker, turns up the volume on insightful conversations with other SaaS founders, tech. leaders, marketers, and creators about what it takes to build businesses, top-notch products, and unforgettable brands.
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Subscribing On Purpose: Creating Sticky Newsletters with Chenell Basilio
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40:07Can you really grow a successful newsletter with just 600 subscribers? Chenell Basilio, founder of Growth in Reverse, joins Talking Too Loud to bust list-size myths, unpack the secrets behind engaging content, and explain why passion and community beat flashy growth hacks every time. Links to Learn More: Follow Chenell Basilio on LinkedIn Follow Sa…
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230: Journaling & Intention, with Joe Moyer
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1:19:48Journaling Guide Joe Moyer joins us to talk getting started with journaling, navigating major life transitions, and the power of a regular reflection practice. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc.…
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From Confusion to Clarity: How to Fix an Overwhelming Newsletter
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31:12Get 30 proven newsletter strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "Faceless brands are forgettable. Put your name on it. Make it human." In this episode, Dylan and Chenell are back for another Newsletter Roast! Get out your marshmallows 🔥 This week we're roasting a newsletter all about podcast discovery. The Find That Pod newsletter …
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Behind the Scenes of a Free 30-Day Newsletter Growth Sprint
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35:15Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "This might be the most fun I've had growing my newsletter." — Chenell And here's how Chenell's doing it. We're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how 30 Days of Growth is going—and how we’re planning to make the most of the final stretch! With over 2,600 signups already and …
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David & Mike revisit some old workflows (time blocking, weekly review, reading, and writing) and talk about what's changed. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED with this link and get 60% …
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Steal These 5 Newsletter Growth Levers You Can Start Today
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38:44Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> In this episode, we’re unpacking five high-performing newsletter growth levers that creators are using right now to grow smarter—not harder. Each tactic comes straight from Chenell's 30 Days of Growth series, where creators shared the exact strategies that helped them attract tho…
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How to Win with Video Marketing in 2025 with Wistia’s Head of Content, Sam Balter
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38:13Curious about what’s actually working in video marketing right now? On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Savage and Sylvie get the inside scoop from Sam Balter, Wistia’s head of content, and the data mastermind behind this year’s State of Video Report. From high-performing formats and the rise of interactive features, to smarter production wo…
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The Cross-Promo Playbook: Strategies That Actually Work (Without Wasting Time)
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48:04Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> We're diving into one of the most underrated growth strategies out there: collaborations and cross-promotions. Whether you're building a newsletter, launching a podcast, or growing a YouTube channel, collabs are one of the most high-leverage plays you can run — and we break down …
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228: Time Surfing, with Paul Loomans
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1:12:19Author Paul Loomans joins us to talk about time surfing, a zen approach to keeping time on your side. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Guest Starring: Paul Loomans Links and …
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The #1 Thing These 3 Newsletters Got Wrong (and How to Fix It) — Newsletter Roasts Vol. 2
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41:19Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Three roasts are better than one! Our first Newsletter Roast was last month, and we only roasted ONE newsletter. Today we're bringing back the heat—but roasting THREE newsletters instead of just one. These newsletters are all in different phases of their journey but all share one…
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The Fractional CMO Who Lives In A Zoo with Peter Murphy Lewis
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41:11Peter Murphy Lewis has lived many lives: TV host, travel brand founder, documentary filmmaker, and now fractional CMO. On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, the founder of Strategic Pete joins Chris and Sylvie to get loud about the importance of facing discomfort, the power of curiosity, and how his entrepreneurial journey led to living in a z…
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How “IV Content” Fuels the Fastest-Growing Newsletters—to 50k and Beyond (NMS Talk)
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25:43Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> This special edition of the Growth In Reverse podcast is the full live talk I gave at the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin TX this past February. Over the past two years, I’ve studied the growth of the most successful newsletters in the world—those who’ve hit 50,000+ subscri…
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David & Mike discuss their quarterly planning processes and share their intentions for the next quarter. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. The Focused Calendar How …
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From 40 Followers to $1m: Dave & Marsden Kline Built a Creator Business in 3.5 Years
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45:33Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "Quantity leads to quality, but when you find a winner, you have to double down." — Dave Kline, MGMT Playbook Dave Kline went from leading teams at Bridgewater to building a million-dollar creator business—with zero prior experience on social media. But the real secret behind the…
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Building Your Personal Brand and Being Proudly Unhinged on LinkedIn with Bridget Poetker
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49:23Brand mascots are fun, webinars need to step it up, and B2B content doesn’t have to be boring! These are just some of the loud takes that marketer extraordinaire Bridget Poetker shares on the latest episode of Talking Too Loud. This week, Savage and Sylvie step into a world where unfiltered personality drives creative inspiration and brand voice. T…
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One man. One newsletter. One Million subscribers: How Lenny Rachitsky did it.
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44:15Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Lenny Rachitsky just crossed 1 million subscribers with his Substack newsletter, aptly named Lenny's Newsletter. Chenell has written a few deep dives on Lenny (How he reached 377k subscribers, and how he got 18k paid subscribers). So we thought it would be interesting to see what…
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David & Mike discuss the power of review and reflection in your focused productivity system. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-fr…
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Brutally Honest Newsletter Roast: What Works, What Doesn't, and What to Fix
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34:41Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> “The easiest way to lose potential subscribers is to make them work too hard to understand what they’re signing up for.” (Watch this episode on YouTube -->) We sent out the call to get your newsletter roasted. Over 20 listeners submitted their newsletters. And today we're roastin…
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Social Media Risks and Rewards with CeraVe's Sydney Raiff
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45:36On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Chris Sylvie Lubow dive into the world of social media strategy with Sydney Raiff, a video producer at CeraVe. The conversation explores Sydney's success in transforming CeraVe’s TikTok strategy from a million paid views to a million organic views, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to …
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The Future For Newsletters: Biggest Lessons from the Newsletter Marketing Summit
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41:59Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "The future of newsletters isn’t just email." — Chenell Basilio Missed the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin? Well, Chenell didn't! She was there IRL—and she's sharing her biggest takeaways from the first annual summit. Not only did Chenell attend the event, she was a speaker…
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225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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1:09:43Anne-Laure Le Cunff joins us to talk about the value of tiny experiments and how they enable us to live more focused, intentional lives. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Cleft: Capture and Share Notes With Cleft's AI Scribe. Guest Starring: Anne-Laure L…
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From 0 to 100K: The Science of Writing, Learning & Experimentation with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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44:55Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "I didn’t have a goal—I just committed to showing up every day for 100 days." — Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness Labs After publishing 100 articles in 100 days, Anne-Laure drove 6,000 subscribers to her Maker Mind newsletter. It was the tiny experiment that kickstarted her newsletter jo…
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The Rise of Video Podcasts with HubSpot's Carly Baker
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39:57Did video kill the radio star or evolve the radio star? In this episode of Talking Too Loud, recorded live at On Air Fest, Chris and Sylvie sit down with HubSpot Media’s Carly Baker to explore why more podcasters are embracing video and what that means for creators today. They’ll discuss the benefits, challenges, and strategies behind incorporating…
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This Student Grew a Newsletter & Community to 6-Figure Subscribers & Revenue
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23:52Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Anne-Laure got her first 6,000 subscribers by posting 100 articles in 100 days. But that was back in 2019. Today, her Maker Mind newsletter hits over 100k subscriber inboxes, and her Ness Labs community brings in over 6 figures in revenue every year. So, in this deep dive walkthr…
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Building a $2M Newsletter While Getting Lazier with Katelyn Bourgoin
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52:33Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "Less is more. The key to growing Why We Buy wasn’t doing more—it was doubling down on what worked and cutting the rest.” — Katelyn Bourgoin Chenell & Dylan are joined by Katelyn Bourgoin of the Why We Buy newsletter. Chenell researched & wrote a GIR Deep Dive on Katelyn back in …
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224: Chasing Valuable Rabbits, with Chenell Basilio
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1:17:05Chenell Basilio joins us to talk about cultivating curiosity, finding your people, and avoiding burnout. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Cleft: Capture and Share Notes With Cleft's AI Scribe. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc.…
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The 7-Figure Newsletter Teaching People “Why We Buy”
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32:13Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Katelyn Bourgoin has amassed over 63k subscribers and earned $1M in revenue—in 2024 alone! She runs the popular newsletter Why We Buy. It's my favorite newsletter when it comes to buyer psychology. And in this deep dive walkthrough, I'm giving you a rundown of how she's built and…
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Beyond Sponsorships: The Most Unique Newsletter Revenue Streams
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37:57Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> What are the most popular revenue streams for newsletters? And how many revenue streams do most newsletters have? Chenell & Dylan review the revenue stream stats from the 66 Deep Dives that Chenell's published for Growth In Reverse. They reveal what the 3 most common revenue stre…
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A Return to Creative Marketing with Taylor Corrado
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44:23Have you been anxiously awaiting the return of Mad Men-era style marketing? Well folks, we’re happy to report the wait is over! On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Chris and Sylvie sit down with Wistia's Taylor Corrado to talk about the latest shift in brand marketing: a return to creative! Gone are the days of relying on perfect data and pu…
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How To Revive a Stalled Newsletter — with Ben Collins
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46:46Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> What happens when an established newsletter hits a growth plateau? And can anything be done to revive it? Chenell & Dylan sit down with Ben Collins of BenLCollins.com and his Google Sheets Tips newsletter. When Chenell researched & wrote her GIR Deep Dive on Ben last year, all ap…
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223: Solving the Actual Problem, with Ian Byrd
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1:00:40Ian Byrd is back to talk about flexibility, focus traps, and finding balance. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Guest Starring: Ian Byrd Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content. Byrdseed TV | Taking work o…
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He Built a 6-Figure Empire Teaching Google Sheets: Ben Collins Deep Dive
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21:43Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Ben Collins has built a successful business and a newsletter with over 50k subscribers that earns him a comfortable living. Later this week, Dylan and I talk to Ben about how he can continue to grow the newsletter and get over the growth plateau he's currently facing. Get 75+ Gro…
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Small changes that could 10x your newsletter.
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45:21Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> Could these small changes have a 10x impact on your newsletter's success? Chenell & Dylan reveal 15+ little newsletter changes you can make today that could have massive results. → Take your newsletter to the next level with GIR Pro >> → Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth L…
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AI's Impact on Solopreneurs with Evan Kirstel
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36:03Curious about how AI is changing the game for creators? On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Chris Savage and Sylvie dive into the impact of AI on business from a solopreneur's POV. They chat with Evan Kirstel, a B2B thought leader and host of the ‘What's up with Tech’ podcast, about how AI and SaaS apps have revolutionized his solopreneur ve…
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Scaling to 150k: The Secrets to More Paid Subscribers with Aakash Gupta (#010)
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47:45Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "Collaborations are not optional. They’re the fastest way to grow a newsletter.” — Aakash Gupta, Product Growth Chenell & Dylan sit down with Aakash Gupta of the Product Growth newsletter in this episode. When Chenell researched & wrote her GIR Deep Dive on Aakash last year, he h…
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David reflects on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talks about what's new and what's changed, and Mike shares the details of his interesting twist to time-blocking. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Jelly: A better way to share an inbox. Get 15% off your first year. Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide usin…
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$624k/Year From a Newsletter - How Aakash Gupta Grew His Newsletter From 0 to 105k in 3 Years. (#009)
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18:00Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> In 3 years, Aakash Gupta went from 0 to over 300k followers, 105k email subscribers, and $624k in annual revenue. This is a walkthrough of a deep dive I wrote into his growth story, which you can read here: https://growthinreverse.com/aakash-gupta/ On Wednesday, we're releasing t…
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Turn Your Newsletter Into a Sponsor Magnet - with Justin Moore (#008)
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51:41Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> "I made $2,000 with a newsletter list of only 3,000 subscribers." In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan sit down with Justin Moore and discuss how to nail brand sponsorships. Justin is the founder of Creator Wizard where he coaches creators to earn mor…
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Demystifying Venture Capital with Founder Collective's Eric Paley
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52:29Can venture capital destroy startups? That is the question! On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Chris and Sylvie sit down with Eric Paley, managing partner at Founder Collective, a seed stage venture capital fund that's backed transformative startups like Uber, Airtable, and Whoop, to explore the many ways over-capitalization can lead compan…
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7 of the Best Newsletter Growth Strategies of 2024 (#007)
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36:25Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >> In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan dive into the best and most unique growth strategies they saw in 2024. → Take your newsletter to the next level with GIR Pro >> → Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth Levers here >> KEY TAKEAWAYS How Khe Hy use…
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David & Mike consider the relationship between productivity & creativity, how focus plays a role in the creative process, and the details of their own creativity systems. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zoc…
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